Top Universities in Mechanical Engineering in United States: 100 Ranked Universities in 2026

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Auburn University

Auburn, United States •4,36 Reviews
#5
Mechanical Engineering Worldwide
•Top 8.1% Global Rank
67 PhDs On-campus Online

The University of Iowa

Iowa City, United States •4,04 Reviews
#8
Mechanical Engineering Worldwide
•Top 4.2% Global Rank
85 PhDs On-campus Online

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, United States •4,33 Reviews
#11
Mechanical Engineering Worldwide
•Top 9.4% Global Rank
50 PhDs On-campus Online

George Washington University

Washington, D. C., United States •4,242 Reviews
#13
Mechanical Engineering Worldwide
•Top 3.9% Global Rank
80 PhDs On-campus Online

Mississippi State University

Starkville, United States +1•4,39 Reviews
#14
Mechanical Engineering Worldwide
•Top 10.2% Global Rank
62 PhDs On-campus Online

Oklahoma State University

Stillwater, United States +1•4,211 Reviews
#21
Mechanical Engineering Worldwide
•Top 8.9% Global Rank
71 PhDs On-campus Online

Stanford University

Stanford, United States •4,150 Reviews
#43
Mechanical Engineering Worldwide
•Top 0.1% Global Rank
73 PhDs On-campus Online

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Cambridge, United States +1•4,362 Reviews
#45
Mechanical Engineering Worldwide
•Top 0.1% Global Rank
47 PhDs On-campus Online

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, United States +1•4,3101 Reviews
#48
Mechanical Engineering Worldwide
•Top 0.1% Global Rank
89 PhDs On-campus Online

California Institute of Technology - Caltech

Pasadena, United States •4,137 Reviews
#49
Mechanical Engineering Worldwide
•Top 0.1% Global Rank
2 PhDs On-campus

Princeton University

Princeton, United States •4,436 Reviews
#50
Mechanical Engineering Worldwide
•Top 0.1% Global Rank
42 PhDs On-campus

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, United States +1•4,450 Reviews
#54
Mechanical Engineering Worldwide
•Top 1.1% Global Rank
45 PhDs On-campus Online

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Beverly Hills, United States •4,280 Reviews
#59
Mechanical Engineering Worldwide
•Top 0.3% Global Rank
85 PhDs On-campus Online

Yale University

New Haven, United States •4,254 Reviews
#60
Mechanical Engineering Worldwide
•Top 0.2% Global Rank
78 PhDs On-campus Online

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, United States •4,324 Reviews
#63
Mechanical Engineering Worldwide
•Top 0.9% Global Rank
58 PhDs On-campus Online

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Urbana, United States •4,528 Reviews
#66
Mechanical Engineering Worldwide
•Top 0.8% Global Rank
89 PhDs On-campus Online

Columbia University

Manhattan, United States +1•4,4113 Reviews
#67
Mechanical Engineering Worldwide
•Top 0.3% Global Rank
65 PhDs On-campus Online

University of Toronto

San Francisco, United States +7•4,1295 Reviews
#69
Mechanical Engineering Worldwide
•Top 0.3% Global Rank
87 PhDs On-campus Online

Cornell University

Ithaca, United States +1•4,343 Reviews
#70
Mechanical Engineering Worldwide
•Top 0.2% Global Rank
75 PhDs On-campus Online

Northwestern University

Evanston, United States •4,352 Reviews
#74
Mechanical Engineering Worldwide
•Top 0.4% Global Rank
90 PhDs On-campus Online

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